Sybilla
Sybilla is a name with multiple cultural origins: Polish, Late Roman.
- Polish
- Late Roman
Meaning & Origin of Sybilla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sybilla is a name with multiple cultural origins: Polish, Late Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
- Late Roman
The Story of Sybilla
American parents first put Sybilla on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 10 Sybillas were born — ranking #2,879 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Sybillas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2011 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 174 Sybillas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Sybilla
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About the name Sybilla
Sybilla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 174 births in the dataset. Sybilla's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,879. Use the chart and map above to compare Sybilla's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.